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WAC Air Controller painting by Dan V. Smith, 1943. The Women's Army Corps (WAC; / w æ k /) was the women's branch of the United States Army before 1978. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), on 15 May 1942, and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943.
Anna Mac Clarke (born Anna Mack Mitchel; June 20, 1919 – April 19, 1944) was a Women's Army Corps officer during World War II. She became the first African American woman to be a commanding officer of an otherwise all-white regiment. She became a first lieutenant.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was an all-Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams. [2] It was the only all Black US Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II. [2]
Anna Mac Clarke was a member of the Women's Army Corps during World War II. She was the first African American women to be a commanding officer of an otherwise all-white regiment, breaking gender and racial barriers at a time when the United States military was still segregated. [19] Laura Clay (1849–1941) 1996
Luta Mae (Cornelius) McGrath (November 21, 1907 – April 14, 2016) was an officer in the United States Army Ordnance Corps and the oldest surviving female veteran of World War II at the time of her death.
When the United States joined World War II, Earley applied to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps. She was one of 40 Black women chosen to be part of the first officer training class.
Soldiers of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, the first black women's unit deployed overseas during World War II, pass in review during a 1945 military parade in Birmingham, England.
The Women's Army Corps Service Medal was a military award of the United States Army which was created on July 29, 1943, by Executive Order 9365 issued by President Franklin Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize the service of women to the Army during the Second World War .